{"id":18151,"date":"2023-09-09T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T08:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbccroatia.org\/safe-water-water-use-and-access-to-water-because-they-are-critical-global-concerns-tackling-the-urban-water-crisis-with-green-roofs\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T08:03:44","slug":"safe-water-water-use-and-access-to-water-because-they-are-critical-global-concerns-tackling-the-urban-water-crisis-with-green-roofs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbccroatia.org\/en\/safe-water-water-use-and-access-to-water-because-they-are-critical-global-concerns-tackling-the-urban-water-crisis-with-green-roofs\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe water, water use and access to water because they are critical global concerns TACKLING THE URBAN WATER CRISIS WITH GREEN ROOFS"},"content":{"rendered":"

These issues are particularly striking in overcrowded urban areas. Jure \u0160umi, our Green Solutions Business Development Director, says: \u201cOur cities and towns are creaking under the weight of ancient systems that combines storm-water and wastewater. We are facing a crisis of over-population in urban areas, an increasing number of floods and the far-reaching impact of climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Radical solution needed for water systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPlanners and policy makers need a radical new approach to water management and green infrastructure is an energy efficient, climate friendly and highly effective solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

In cities such as\u00a0Toronto<\/a>,\u00a0Singapore<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Copenhagen<\/a>\u00a0green roofs are mandatory and Knauf Insulation has been campaigning to put urban green infrastructure at the heart of European Union flood management, water framework and waste water treatment directives.<\/p>\n

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Hamburg is the first city in Germany to have developed a comprehensive Green Roof\u00a0Strategy<\/a>. It plans to plant 100 hectares of green roof surface by 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

In a consultation document on the EU\u2019s 27-year-old Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, the World Green Infrastructure\u00a0Network<\/a>, which includes Knauf Insulation, stated: \u201cWell-designed green roofs can typically retain up to 70-90% of storm-water in summer. Water from a fully saturated green roof can naturally evaporate at a rate of between three and five litres per square metre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Urban planners must be ambitious<\/strong><\/p>\n

The European Commission\u00a0has highlighted<\/a>\u00a0other benefits of green roofs as well: \u201cGreen infrastructure provides multiple benefits in the form of improving quality of life, protecting biodiversity [and] delivering disaster risk reduction, water purification, air quality and climate change mitigation and adaption.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jure says: \u201cGreen roofs are a win-win for everyone. They reduce the amount of storm-water that is released directly into water systems and play a critical role in limiting the amount of extra water pumped into waste-water treatment centres saving energy costs. With such obvious advantages we call on all urban areas to show more ambition when it comes to green infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 To learn more about our extensive range of green solutions visit\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.knaufinsulation.com\/news\/tackling-urban-water-crisis-green-roofs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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